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Dayton Flyers beat writer for Dayton Daily News. AP top 25 voter. Author of "The Epicenter of College Basketball: A History of UD Arena." Chase’s dad. Ohio University grad from Mount Orab and Fayetteville. Currently in Bexley, Ohio.
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PHOTOS: Dayton vs. Richmond. www.daytondailynews.com/sports/unive...

ANALYSIS: Three takeaways from Dayton’s victory against Richmond daytondailynews.com/sports/analy...

Dayton escapes with double-overtime victory against Richmond on Senior Day at UD Arena daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

Dayton, still undefeated in Quad 4, beats Richmond 74-64 in double overtime.

Double overtime as Nate Santos scores at the buzzer. It’s 59-59.

Double overtime as Nate Santos scores at the buzzer. It’s 59-59.

Jacob Conner’s 3 only basket in last six minutes for Dayton. Flyers lead 40-37 at 7:33.

Zed Key blocks a 3 and then forces a turnover. Nate Santos hits a 3 in transition. Dayton leads 37-30 at 13:45.

Dayton trails Richmond at halftime on Senior Day at UD Arena daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

Dayton on a 5-0 run after Richmond took 17-11 lead. It’s 17-16 at 7:52 after 3 by Malachi Smith.

Nate Santos got Dayton on the board with a 3 on the first possession. Enoch Cheeks also has a 3. In between, Flyers had three turnovers and an airball. Richmond leads 9-6 at 15:39.

Game time.

Six Dayton players and four student managers honored on Senior Day.

Dayton will also honor four student managers on Senior Day today: John Hannan, a sports management major from Cleveland; Jackson Conroy, a finance major from Philadelphia; Liam Armstrong, an accounting major from Dayton; and Ayden Johnson, a business economics major from Centerville.

Dayton wins 85-77.

Two timely 3s by Nate Santos in last three possessions. Rhode Island cut a 20-point deficit to 6. Dayton leads 75-66 at 3:32 after this shot.

Javon Bennett 3 and then steal and layup by Bennett. Dayton leads 45-34 at 16:04. It’s a 7-0 run.

Dayton erases 10-point deficit in first half to take halftime lead at Rhode Island daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

Game time.

I’ve arrived in Rhode Island and saw the Rhody campus on the way to the airport in Providence. This is my 10th trip here in 12 seasons. That means I’ve spent more than a day of my life inside the Ryan Center.

Dayton vs. Rhode Island: What to know about Wednesday’s game daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

ANALYSIS: Three takeaways from Dayton’s loss at Loyola daytondailynews.com/sports/analy...

Dayton rallies from double-digit deficit but can’t complete comeback at Loyola daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

Isaac Jack did not make the trip to Chicago with the Flyers. He had his appendix taken out. He's out but expected to return at some point before the season ends.

Dayton is undefeated this season against teams that play on this coastline.

Killing time in Chicago before Dayton’s game at Loyola. The Torture Museum has an excellent exhibit on the 2024 White Sox.

PHOTOS: Dayton vs. Duquesne www.daytondailynews.com/sports/unive...

ANALYSIS: Three takeaways from Dayton’s victory against Duquesne daytondailynews.com/sports/analy...

Javon Bennett makes 1 of 2 free throws. Dayton starts half with 8-2 run. It leads 48-46 at 15:53.

Dayton takes its first lead on steal by Javon Bennett and dunk by Isaac Jack. It’s 47-46 at 17:04. Bennett hurried back to block a 3 at the other end after this play.

Dayton trims double-digit deficit to 4 at halftime against Duquesne daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

Dayton gets a dunk from Zed Key in final seconds of first half trails Duquesne 44-40 at halftime.

Enoch Cheeks has Dayton’s last seven points. Duquesne leads 18-14 at 13:31. Dukes 4-6 from 3, Dayton 2-3.

PHOTOS: Dayton at Fordham www.daytondailynews.com/sports/unive...

ANALYSIS: Three takeaways from Dayton’s victory at Fordham daytondailynews.com/sports/analy...

Dayton leads 60-55 at 14:19 after five straight points by Malachi Smith. He’s got 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Dayton leads 38-37 at 3:59 after steal and score by Malachi Smith. Fordham took 37-34 lead on 5-point possession before 4-0 run by Dayton. Fordham shooting 57%.

Amael L’Etang scored Dayton’s first seven points. Nate Santos then hit a 3. Dayton leads 10-5 at 15:44.

Game time.

Went out of my way on the way to Fordham to experience Katz’s Deli for the first time.

Four guys talking hoops — UD beat writers (former and current) share memories of covering Flyers daytondailynews.com/sports/four-...

ANALYSIS: Three takeaways from Dayton’s loss to VCU daytondailynews.com/sports/analy...

VCU beats Dayton thanks to 12-0 run in final minutes daytondailynews.com/sports/vcu-t...

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Nate Santos makes 1 of 2. Dayton leads 59-54 at 3:39. Both teams came up empty on last possessions. VCU missed five shots on its possession, Dayton just one.

Dayton has scored its last five points at free-throw line. VCU leads 51-49 at 8:49.

Posh Alexander made two 3s in first four minutes of second half. Dayton, VCU tied 38-38 at 15:57.

VCU takes halftime lead against Dayton with 6-0 run in final minute daytondailynews.com/sports/vcu-t...

Zed Key gives Dayton 25-23 lead. Max Shulga ties it at other end. Nate Santos gets three free throws after timeout at 2:21. Teams trading baskets in last few minutes.